The Oklahoma City Zoo announced Friday that it is adding two red pandas to its family.Red pandas Thomas, 4, and Leela, 3, will join Jaya, 10, at the zoo and will be viewable to guests in the spring. Jaya has been at the Oklahoma City Zoo since 2011.Thomas comes to Oklahoma City from The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia, officials said. Leela was born at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero, California, and moved to The Toledo Zoo in 2015.Zoo officials said Thomas' and Leela's move to Oklahoma City was part of a special survival plan recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.More information about Thomas and Leela can be found here.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

The Oklahoma City Zoo announced Friday that it is adding two red pandas to its family.

Red pandas Thomas, 4, and Leela, 3, will join Jaya, 10, at the zoo and will be viewable to guests in the spring. Jaya has been at the Oklahoma City Zoo since 2011.

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Thomas comes to Oklahoma City from The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia, officials said. Leela was born at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero, California, and moved to The Toledo Zoo in 2015.

Zoo officials said Thomas' and Leela's move to Oklahoma City was part of a special survival plan recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.